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Fiber 10-18-2018BH Flashcards

1
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A device that generates a light source used in optical fiber communication

A

Laser

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2
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What does LASER stand for ?

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Light Amplification Stimulated by Emission of Radiation

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3
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An extremely thin flexible thread of pure cladded glass able to carry millions of times the information of a traditional copper wire, and do it over greater distances

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Optical Fiber

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4
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What is the diameter of an Optical Fiber?

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125 microns

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5
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The distance between two points of like phase in a wave?

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Wavelength

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6
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A card made up of material similar to photographic film that changes colors when exposed to light?

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Photosensitive Card

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7
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Wavelengths above ___ nm are not visible to the human eye?

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650 nm

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8
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5 types of Laser Classifications?

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Class 1, Class 2/2A, Class 3A, Class 3B, Class 4

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9
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ANSI standard for lasers

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Z-136

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10
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What is the range for visible light?

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390nm - 780nm and 384THz - 769 THz

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11
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2 Types of fiber

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single- mode and multi-mode

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12
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What is the size of the core?

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8-10 microns

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13
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What is the size of the cladding?

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125 microns

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14
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What is the size of the coating?

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250 microns

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15
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The center of the fiber that carries the transmitted light?

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Core

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16
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The glass material surrounding the fiber core?

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Cladding

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17
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The acrylic or plastic material applied over the optical fiber core and cladding?

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Coating

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18
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The ratio of the velocity of light of two mediums of optical glass?

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Refractive Index

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19
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Different fiber packaging configurations

A

Fiber Bundles

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20
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A photodiode used to detect light from an optical fiber and convert the light to an electrical source?

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PIN Diode

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21
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Sum of all the losses associated with a fiber link between the optical fiber transmitter and the optical fiber receiver

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Loss Budget

22
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What does OTDR stand for?

A

Optical Time Domain Reflectometer

23
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A jumper cable for optical connections

A

Pigtail

24
Q

A board for making optical connections consisting of sleeves used to line up two connectors

A

Patch Panel

25
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Fibers are contained in a plastic tube much larger than the optical fibers

A

Loose Tube

26
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Color-coded tubes that house and protect the optical fibers within a fiber optic cable

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Buffer Tubes

27
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What is the color scheme for Fiber Optic Cable?

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1.Blue 2. Orange , 3. Green , 4. Brown , 5. Slate, 6. White, 7. Red , 8. Black, 9. Yellow ,10. Violet ,11. Rose, 12. Aqua

28
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Method of joining two optical fibers of the same type using and electrical arc to form a precision splice

A

Fusion Splicing

29
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A temporary joining of two optical fibers of the same tube using a plastic form to hold and lock the fibers together The loss is greater than a fusion splice

A

Mechanical Splicing

30
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A device that scores and then breaks the optical fiber to prepare it for splicing

A

Cleaver

31
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What is used to remove gel from the fibers?

A

At least 90% pure Isopropyl alcohol

32
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Name two types of fusion splicers

A
  1. LID (local injection and detection

2. Profile Alignment

33
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A string included as part of the optical fibers protection , used to separate and cut the outer jacket and the armor

A

Rip Cord

34
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What is the maximum loss for a fusion splice?

A

.05 dB

35
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A rectangular plastic form used to connect optical fiber to optical devices

A

Snap Connector

36
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Used like a snap connector but a twist lock feature much like a BNC RF connector

A

Ferruled Connector

37
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What does UPC stand for?

A

Ultra Polished Connector

38
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What does APC stand for?

A

Angled Polished Connector

39
Q

Precision polished flat cut to provide a precision mating of the two optical fiber glass surfaces

A

UPC connector

40
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uses an 8-12 degree angled cut end

A

APC connector

41
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A special optical fiber connector used in gigabit Ethernet Devices

A

LCSC connector

42
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Enables different wavelengths to carried on a single optical fiber

A

Wave Division Multiplexing

43
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An electronic or optical process that combines several individual signals or wavelengths into s single carrier or path

A

Multiplexing

44
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What does DWDM stand for?

A

Dense Wave Division Multiplexing

45
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Allows multiple wavelengths above and below a center wavelength to be carried on a single optical fiber

A

Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM)

46
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A connection point in a cable system where a fiber enters a neighborhood and the optical signal is converted to an electrical signal to connect to coaxial cables serving 200 - 1800 individual homes

A

Node

47
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455nM–wavelength color

A

Violet

48
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480nM— wavelength color

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blue

49
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550nM— wavelength color

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green

50
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750nM— wavelength color

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Red

51
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1310nM— wavelength color

A

infrared

52
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total internal reflection was first demonstrated, by whom, in what year?

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john tindal, 1854. (demonstrated how light reflected through a stream of water to the Royal society of London)

2018 MM (59 decks)

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